想う has connotations of heart-felt

to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon

to think (of doing); to plan (to do)

to judge; to assess; to regard

to imagine; to suppose; to dream

to expect; to look forward to

to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want

to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love

to recall; to remember

Word usually written using kana alone; Pronoun; Indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic

this; this one

Word usually written using kana alone; Pronoun; Usu. indicating someone in one's in-group

this person

Word usually written using kana alone; Pronoun; As これから, これまで, etc.

now; this point (in time)

Dated term; Word usually written using kana alone; Pronoun

here

Formal or literary term; Word usually written using kana alone; Adverb (fukushi)

used to stress the subject of a sentence

Archaic; Pronoun

I; me

Esp. しい

thought; thinking; contemplation; consideration

Buddhism; Esp. しゆい

using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation; concentrated thought; deliberating; pondering; reflecting

presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought; upon reflection

to reflect carefully

as a god

as was done in the age of the gods

Buddhism

statue of a figure sitting contemplatively in the half lotus position (often of Maitreya)

Shinto

the Way of the Gods; Shinto; Shintoism